CBS News -- Kanye West is tempering his declaration of love for President Donald Trump after his wife, Kim Kardashian West, asked him to make it clear that he does not agree with everything Mr. Trump does. West initially tweeted that Mr. Trump is his "brother" and that they are both "dragon energy." (Neither West nor Mr. Trump were born in the year of the dragon.)
On Wednesday, West, who seems to be live-tweeting his stream of consciousness, wrote, "You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought."
You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything anyone does. That's what makes us individuals. And we have the right to independent thought.
Mr. Trump responded, "Thank you Kanye, very cool!" though he made no mention of dragon energy or brotherhood.
Kanye West also offered some "love" on Twitter for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, writing, "For people In my life the idea of Trump is pretty much a 50 50 split but I don't tell a Hillary supporter not to support Hillary I love Hillary too." He claimed that he is "not political" and is tweeting "in love not fear."
About an hour later, he wrote that Kardashian West called him to clarify his comments about Trump. He tweeted, "my wife just called me and she wanted me to make this clear to everyone. I don't agree with everything Trump does. I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself."
He continued to tweet, writing about venture capitalism and meeting Google founder Larry Page. Then he tweeted photos of a signed "Make America Great Again" hat and a selfie wearing a MAGA hat.
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